Witch, I'm really not the Deep Sea Ancient God!

A thunderous sound echoed through the mountains, the Dream Beast merely moving at high speed, flung the White Cloak heavily against the mountainside.

The emotions in the White Cloak's eyes grew more complex. More than anger, there was confusion and excruciating pain.

The Dream Beast, usually as calm as a god, bestowing endless joy upon others, now resorted to such reckless and crude attacks.

Like a beast venting its own pain...

Was the Dream Beast in pain? But why would it feel pain? The White Cloak was bewildered.

BOOM! BOOM!

The Dream Beast completely lacked the calm of a natural disaster beast, continually using the most primitive and violent methods to strike at the White Cloak's body!

"Your follower, beseeches you to accept..."

The White Cloak tried to speak, but in the next moment, a massive impact slammed into his chest.

The pain of cracked bones, the agony of flesh and blood quickly spread through his entire body!

"Accept the blood of the Black Whale..."

The White Cloak's body trembled, not because of his physical pain, but a mental anguish, the hallucinatory dreams constantly eroding his spirit.

Pain, excruciating pain!

If it weren't for his years of hard practice and spiritual training to approach the Dream Beast, he would have long been devoured by this dream's agony.

Could it be that the Dream Beast was attacking him for that little captain? Attacking someone who had given everything for the Dream Beast!

"Knights, stop it!"

The White Cloak raised his right hand in desperation, ordering firmly.

Ten Triangle-helmed knights moved emotionlessly, their spears tearing through the sea wind, stabbing at the Dream Beast with incredible speed.

The spears penetrated deep into the Dream Beast's massive body, yet what usually pierced humans was but tiny toothpicks on the Dream Beast.

Completely impervious!

The Triangle-helmed knights used their powerful muscles to thrust their spears deeper into the thick hide.

As soldiers specialized in dealing with filth, they had no experience confronting gigantic beasts.

They stood there due to the Sea God Pirate Group's command.

Shadows loomed over their heads, above them, countless ribbons floated in the air.

Those were the wings of the Dream Beast!

BAM!

Thousands of ribbons from the Dream Beast smashed down, turning several Triangle-helmet knights into black fragments in an instant.

"Fake cleaners are still too fragile..."

The White Cloak took this chance to leap back.

According to his plan, he was supposed to win the favor of the Dream Beast, becoming an honorary mentor of the Sea God Pirate Group, promoted to Legend, and advancing through the Crack Tide, becoming a new entity.

The key to all this lay with that little captain!

Why was he so calm? Why was he so adept at handling the Dream Beast?

The White Cloak removed his cloak, revealing a withered hand covered in runes, then took out his lantern:

"Sun!"

Under the light of the lantern, the Dream Beast's movements slowed!

Taking advantage of this brief moment, he questioned Chen Qi:

"Little Captain, do you know the language of the deep-sea species? What did you offer the Dream? Your soul? Or are you a more devout follower?"

In the White Cloak's eyes, Chen Qi must have had some special quality that attracted the Dream Beast.

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Otherwise, why didn't the Dream Beast choose him!

With no Triangle-helmed knights left, Chen Qi steadied Xiao Wu Ya and took out his beast-hunting gun.

That lantern could temporarily dispel the Dream Beast; an old third-order Transcendent did have some trump cards... Chen Qi tried to remain vigilant:

"I haven't offered anything, but do you have any last words now?"

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When the lantern's light faded, the White Cloak would become a creature for the Dream Beast to vent upon.

"Last words, last words..."

The White Cloak's skeletal arm trembled uncontrollably, despair spreading through every part of him.

"Why? Why you? Why did the Sea God deceive me?"

He slowly raised his head, whispering softly:

"Void Release. Scream!"

Chen Qi did not hesitate, immediately pulling the trigger, firing five shots at the White Cloak.

BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!

The White Cloak's body instantly sprouted two bloody holes, but his technique continued to form.

The liberation technique was the final move that required third-order Transcendents to adhere to the principles of Nature Form, undergo continuous training, and have a sufficiently strong desire to release!

Fourth Rank Legend or higher's liberation techniques could even create miracles beyond rules.

Different Nature Form techniques, such as Blade Phase, required a strong desire for battle, victory, and glory; Floral Appearance required a desire for pleasure, an appreciation for art and beauty; Cup Phase needed a desire for life, a yearning for evolution...

But Void Release was very special, often only usable when the user felt despair, a total loss of hope!

Compared to other liberation skills, Void Release was also more powerful!

The White Cloak's body twisted, like a character in an oil painting, continuously distorting, dragging the surrounding space into a black distortion...

Finally, he was covered by black ink, twisting continually, eventually transforming into a small black figure in an oil painting, emitting an unbearably sharp scream!

There was an insurmountable chasm between third-order Transcendents who had mastered liberation techniques and those who had not.

"Qi! Cover your ears!"

Xiao Wu Ya immediately stepped back.

"No need..."

Chen Qi calmly looked at the Dream Beast high in the air.

From the moment the Dream Beast descended, the White Cloak could never release a complete Void Release.

The Dream Beast raised its massive serpent body, countless ribbons danced in the air, rushing toward the White Cloak.

Enwrapping, entangling! Lastly, bestowing the dream!

Amid the sound of ribbons entwining, the White Cloak's voice gradually faded, finally returning to silence.

"Farewell..."

Chen Qi whispered softly.

The old man finally died at the hands of the Dream Beast.

The White Cloak's Void Release technique Scream was incomplete; at its core, it was just a half-finished product.

And the White Cloak himself was an extremely ambitious person; even to the end, his idea was to use the Void Release technique to reverse the situation.

But Void Release itself was an embodiment of despair, and having such thoughts rendered him unable to perform a perfect Void Release.

Most importantly, as a natural disaster bestowing beautiful dreams upon people, the Dream Beast wouldn't allow a song of absolute despair to descend here.

The Dream Beast slowly raised its head, looking at the shattered mountains, then back at Chen Qi, and emitted a humming song.

Confirming that Chen Qi had no intention of evolving with it, and affirming Xiao Wu Ya as Chen Qi's prey, it slowly lifted its massive body and silently flew toward the sky.

With breath, heartbeat, and restlessness, everything gradually returned to calm.

"…"

At this moment, Xiao Wu Ya had experienced too much in too short a time, standing in a daze.

At this time, they once again caught a glimpse of enlightenment.

[The Dream Beast has awakened, releasing its power! Rift distortion degree increased by 5%!]

[Current distortion degree 99%!]

"99%, just one percent left..."

Xiao Wu Ya lightly bit his lip.

The next second, a prompt reappeared.

[The Dream Beast felt an indescribable sorrow! Rift distortion degree increased by 1%]

"Pain???"

Xiao Wu Ya tilted his head in confusion.

[Current distortion degree 100%]

[Collapse begins!!]

The entire vast sky started to shatter continuously.